A woman reacts to seeing the solar eclipse along the waterfront near the Children's Museum in Boston. (Keith Bedford/Globe Staff)

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A composite image of the total solar eclipse seen from the Lowell Observatory Solar Eclipse Experience in Madras, Ore. (Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images)

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People gathered on the breakwater around the Old Scituate Lighhouse to photograph and look at the solar eclipse. (JohnTlumacki/Globe Staff)

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Acton-Boxborough marching band tuba players from left: Tim Hartman, John Poulin, Sanjit Bhat, and Ethan Handojo - alto sax donned special eclipse glasses and watched the eclipse after their practice. They sold the special glasses to raise money for an upcoming trip to the Citrus Bowl in December. (Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff)

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The sun's corona is visible as the moon passes in front of the sun during a total solar eclipse at Big Summit Prairie ranch in Oregon's Ochoco National Forest near the city of Mitchell. (Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)

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A group of people look at the solar eclipse from Times Square in New York. (Jason Szenes/EPA)

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A spectator shows a solar eclipse projection through an astroscan telescope in Birmingham. (Brynn Anderson/Associated Press)

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The moon obscures the sun over a palmetto on Colonial Lake during the eclipse in Charleston, S.C. (Grace Beahm Alford/The Post And Courier via Associated Press)

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Stephanie Handwerk (center) watches the sky as Terry Queen, looks up and Olivia Handwerk watches from the roof of their car as the eclipse takes place in Hopkinsville, Ky. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

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People use a colander to project the eclipse onto a piece of paper in Hopkinsville, Ky. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

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Ona The Voodoo Bone Lady looked up at the total eclipse as she called on ancestral spirits to bring about peace and unity. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

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Emily Ludwig climbs on the hood of her family car during the eclipse in Hopkinsville, Ky. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

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A partial solar eclipse is seen near the Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island in New York. (Seth Wenig/Associated Press)

A woman sits alone in a parking lot after most people left during the solar eclipse as it takes place outside the California Science Center in Los Angeles. (Mike Nelson/EPA)

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A partial solar eclipse of the sun is seen through eclipse glasses from a beach in Chilmark, Mass. (Justin Lane/EPA)

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People use protective glasses to watch the solar eclipse along the waterfront near the Children's Museum in Boston. (Keith Bedford/Globe Staff)

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Adam Jeffers, of Ireland, gets his camera ready to photograph the “Great American Eclipse” as people gather for a total eclipse viewing party at MUSC Health Stadium in Charleston, S.C. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post)

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The sun as seen at 30 percent of the solar eclipse in Managua. (Inti Ocon/AFP/Getty Images)

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Ashley Ann Sander hawks solar eclipse glasses on the side of the road to tourists approaching town for $10 a pair Aug. 20 near Clayton, Ga., a city in the path of totality in North Georgia. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via Associated Press)

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B.J. Dini from the 'Hermitage of the Golden Dawn' movement conducts a ceremony as he views the start of the total solar eclipse at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles. (Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)

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US President Donald Trump looks up toward the Solar Eclipse while joined by his wife first lady Melania Trump on the Truman Balcony at the White House. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

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President Trump wears special glasses as he looks up toward the Solar Eclipse while standing with his wife first lady Melania Trump on the Truman Balcony. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Molly Moser, from Denver, Colorado, watches the first solar eclipse to sweep across the United States in over 99 years in the Atlantic Ocean on Hilton Head Island, S.C. Millions of people are expected to watch as the eclipse cuts a path of totality 70 miles wide across the United States from Oregon to South Carolina. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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Portland Taiko drummer Karen Tingey performs in front of a live video shot of the sun to introduce the solar eclipse from Salem, Ore. (Don Ryan/Associated Press)

Katie Vega and her dog Toby wait for the solar eclipse in Weiser, Idaho. Katie and her husband Vincent traveled from Sacramento for the event. (Otto Kitsinger/Associated Press)

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Mexican players put on solar eclipse glasses for a television spot, just before a Little League World Series game against Asia-Pacific in Volunteer Stadium in South Williamsport, Pa. (Mark Pynes/Pynes/PennLive.com via Associated Press)

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Griffin O'Roak watches the rising sun with his homemade eclipse viewer at a gathering of eclipse viewers in Salem, Ore. (Don Ryan/Associated Press)

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Catalina Gaitan, from Portland, Ore., tries to shoot a photo of the rising sun through her eclipse glasses at a gathering of eclipse viewers in Salem, Ore. (Don Ryan/Associated Press)

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A man holds up special solar glasses after getting them outside the Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum on the National Mall in Washington, DC. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)

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Mike Newchurch, left, professor of atmospheric chemistry at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, and graduate student Paula Tucker prepare a weather balloon before releasing it to perform research during the solar eclipse on the Orchard Dale historical farm near Hopkinsville, Ky. (Mark Humphrey/Associtated Press)

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Chuck Willard of Council Bluffs, Iowa, reads a tourist magazine as he waits in the bed of his truck for the total eclipse in Falls City, Neb. Willard, who works for Menards, blocked off this day many months in advance so he could view the eclipse. He decided to come to Falls City hoping the cloud cover here would be the lightest. (Nati Harnik/Associated Press)

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Ally Pyle, 3, of Hopkinsville traced her finger along the sign marking the point of greatest totality, the night before the solar eclipse. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

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People pose for photos in an installation called Exsucitare Triectus by artist Orion Fredericks at the Oregon Eclipse Festival at Big Summit Prairie ranch in Oregon's Ochoco National Forest near the city of Mitchell ahead of the total solar eclipse on Aug. 21. (Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)

Children watch a presentation about the eclipse during a drive-in movie at the Historic Columbia Speedway Aug. 20 in Columbia, S.C. Columbia is one of the prime destinations for viewing Monday's solar eclipse and NASA expects clear weather would bring over a million visitors to the state. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

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Doug Gallagher, of Cincinnati runs with a kite for his daughter, Joy, down Sun Street at a makeshift campground in Hopkinsville, Ky. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

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Pink flamingos named Fred (left) and Matilda have their solar glasses on as they wait for the show to start at the point of most totality. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

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Eclipse Parking is seen along the side of the road in Hopkinsville city nearest the point of greatest totality. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

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The International Space Station (bottom right), with a crew of six onboard, is seen in silhouette as it transits the Sun at roughly five miles per second during a partial solar eclipse near Banner, Wyoming. Onboard as part of Expedition 52 are: NASA astronauts Peggy Whitson, Jack Fischer, and Randy Bresnik; Russian cosmonauts Fyodor Yurchikhin and Sergey Ryazanskiy; and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Paolo Nespoli. A total solar eclipse swept across a narrow portion of the contiguous United States from Lincoln Beach, Oregon to Charleston, South Carolina. (NASA)

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A composite image of the total solar eclipse seen from the Lowell Observatory Solar Eclipse Experience in Madras, Ore. (Stan Honda)

Over five challenging days, 18 students and faculty from the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine set up shop in crossroads towns in Jamaica, bringing relief and education to thousands who otherwise would suffer unattended. They performed hundreds of cases of dental triage.

The Blizzard of ‘78 is a storm that will be remembered. The blizzard reached Massachusetts on Feb. 6, 1978, and the snow did not stop falling for 32 hours. When it was over, 73 lives were lost and hundreds of houses destroyed.

Here’s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: of winter storms, a blue supermoon eclipse, Muslim Lobby Day at the Massachusetts State House, a dairy farm in Shelburne, and the Patriots’ road to Super Bowl LII.

Here’s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: of frigid cold, Madison Park High School students walking out, First Night celebrations, high school Super Bowl championships, and the Patriots’ push for the playoffs.

A year ago, eight Syrian families fled the violence of their homeland and immigrated to Greater Boston. They were among the last such refugees allowed into the United States as a result of the Trump administration’s multiple efforts to ban immigrants from certain Muslim-majority countries, including Syria. Abdulkader Hayani sets up his new professional-grade sewing machine as his youngest daughter, Ameeneh, plays in the box it arrived in.

Here’s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: leaf peepers in Vermont, Head of the Charles, hurricane aftermath in Puerto Rico, foggy football, baseball playoffs, and the start of the Celtics regular season.

Destructive fires in Northern California have killed at least 21 people and destroyed at least 1,500 buildings, leaving devastating scenes in their path. More than 150,000 acres have been burned, forcing the evacuation of up to 20,000 people. Hundres of people are recorded missing and firefighters are not able to search most affected areas yet.

Here’s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: of Hurricanes Irma, remembering the Sept. 11 attacks, signs of fall, the Boston mayoral race, and the football season in full swing.

Manny Machado, the Baltimore Orioles third baseman, took some heat earlier this season when he said that baseball is “a little boring to watch.” It’s true that unlike other major sports, most players on the field of play are usually standing around. But he’s not looking at the big picture, especially the carnival-like atmosphere of Fenway Park. The Globe’s Stan Grossfeld trained his camera away from game action to record scenes that are anything but boring.

A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Mexico City on the 32nd anniversary of the city’s biggest quake that killed thousands. Rescue and search missions are under way as workers and residents dig through the rubble looking for survivors. The quake has claimed at least 200 lives, including 21 children trapped in their school.

Hurricane Irma devastated the Caribbean Islands and left a path of destruction all over the state of Florida. At least 72 people are dead, as rescue operations continue and the extent damage is still being determined. Florida is dealing with record flooding, and over six million people lost power.

Here’s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month, including a solar eclipse, Boston Comic Con, the Elite Dodgeball National Championships, a record setting attempt for visiting every T station on every subway line, and the counter protest to the “Free Speech Rally” in Boston.

Tens of thousands of NASCAR fans gather near this tiny southern town for a premier event, and one that’s sponsored by the NRA. But here, deep in Trump country, there was universal condemnation for white supremacists and Neo-nazis.

President Trump has pledged to add 5,000 agents to the existing Border Patrol force of more than 21,000 as part of his border security policy. All new agents complete a months-long training course at the US Border Patrol Academy in Artesia, N.M.

The 17th FINA (Federation Internationale De Natation or International Swimming Federation) World Championships are underway in Budapest. Almost 3,ooo athletes compete in 75 aquatic events over 17 days, ending July 30. The event shows us the interesting qualities of water and athletic movement, creating visual anomalies.

Iraqi government declared the city of Mosul liberated on July 9th, after a nine-month offensive to retake the city. Since October, the forces in Mosul have faced the toughest fighting in the 3-year war against the Islamic State fighters in Iraq. Entire neighborhoods have been destroyed and Amnesty International called the battle a ‘‘civilian catastrophe,’’ with more than 5,800 civilians killed in the western part of the city. The gruelling battle displaced nearly 900,000 from their homes. Sporadic fighting continues in the Old City, signaling the presence of militants still in the area.

Here’s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month, including beating the summer heat, a six-alarm fire on Dorchester Avenue, Boston’s Pride Parade, David Ortiz’s number’s retirement, and a visit by 54 tall ships to the Boston Harbor

The huge forest fire that erupted on June 17 in central Portugal killed at least 64 people and injured hundreds more, with many trapped in their cars by the flames. It is the deadliest natural disaster to hit the country in decades. The cause of the fire is still being investigated, as a claim stating arsonists may have started the devastating blaze emerged on Wednesday.

Here’s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month, including college graduations, Boston Calling, a family of foxes, Memorial Day, and the end of the Celtics’ playoff run.

John F. Kennedy was born on May 29th, 1917 in Brookline, Mass. The youngest president elected in the United States was assassinated just two years into his presidency, but still left a lasting legacy. Here is a look back at moments of JFK’s life in his home state.